Evidence readout
Dense MLP `842 K` params loss `6.09 -> 1.76` at `55.6 step/s`; MoE 4 experts top-2 `2.42 M` params loss `5.95 -> 1.68` at `29.3 step/s`
What the attempt taught
MoE is a capacity feature until sparse gather/scatter or grouped matmul lands; it should not be marketed as a compute-saving win yet.
Why it stopped or stayed bounded
The MoE architecture, save/load, sample, eval, and inspect paths work, but the current compute path runs every expert and therefore does not deliver sparse-dispatch savings.
Method and scope
- Experiment family: architecture.
- Record kind: infrastructure.
Disposition
Return to MoE only with MLX scatter_add/grouped matmul support or a scoped custom Metal sparse-dispatch kernel.
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